Shown are ball-and-stick (1)and space-filling (2)models of methane.
-What hybrid orbitals are used by carbon to form covalent bonds with hydrogen?

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Shown are ball-and-stick (1)and space-filling (2)models of methane. 
-What hybrid orbitals are used by carbon to form covalent bonds with hydrogen?

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Carbon forms covalent bonds with hydrogen using sp³ hybrid orbitals, as seen in methane (CH₄), where carbon forms four equivalent single bonds with hydrogen.

Shown Are Ball-And-Stick (1)and Space-Filling (2)models of Methane